Senior Hardware Engineer

BAE Systems; Gravesend; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer in Rochester. You will generate hardware requirements and design documentation while also working on electronic hardware design and validation. The ideal candidate will have proven hardware knowledge, experience in the design lifecycle, and familiarity with tools like DOORS and Creo. This position offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Proven technical hardware knowledge and development skills with a good understanding of electronic systems and software.
• Experience of the full hardware design life cycle, from requirements through to formal release.

Responsibilities

• Generate hardware requirements (DOORS / Polarion).
• Generate design documentation (top level architectures, concept design).
• Enclosure design (Creo).
• Electronic hardware design (Siemens Xpedition).
• Hardware integration and commissioning.
• Hardware obsolescence management.
• System safety (EN61010, CE Marking).
• Hardware validation (analysis, testing).
• Hardware estimation and task maturity tracking.

Skills

Technical hardware knowledge

Full hardware design life cycle experience

Knowledge of DOORS / Polarion

Creo skills

Siemens Xpedition knowledge

Education

HNC level or equivalent

Tools

DOORS

Polarion

Creo

Siemens Exhibition

Job description

Job Title :

Senior Hardware Engineer

Location :

Rochester.

Salary :

£50,000- £57,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing :

• Generate hardware requirements (DOORS / Polarion)
• Generate design documentation (top level architectures, concept design)
• Enclosure design (Creo)
• Electronic hardware design (Siemens Xpedition)
• Hardware integration and commissioning
• Hardware obsolescence management
• System safety (EN61010, CE Marking)
• Hardware validation (analysis, testing)
• Hardware estimation and task maturity tracking

Your skills and experiences :

Essential :

• Proven technical hardware knowledge and development skills with a good understanding of electronic systems and software
• Experience of the full hardware design life cycle, from requirements through to formal release
• Existing toolset knowledge such as DOORS / Polarion, Creo and Siemens Exhibition

Desirable :

• Experience of test equipment design
• Educated to minimum of HNC level or equivalent

Benefits :

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Test Systems Engineering team :

As part of the Test Systems team at BAE Systems Rochester, you will be working on active projects developing hardware used to test and simulate various avionic systems.

Test Systems provides solutions used to develop and test equipment such as Head-Up Displays, mission and flight control computers, and flight controls.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date : 25th November 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.